Desk: The first match of the Indian cricket team in the new year is going to be against New Zealand. The ODI series against New Zealand was announced on Saturday. A 15-member Indian cricket team was announced for this series to be held from January 11. Taking a shocking decision, the organizers have dropped Tilak Verma and Rituraj Gaikwad from the squad. The big news is that Shreyas Iyer has returned to the team. Apart from him, fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has also returned to the team. Shubman Gill will be the captain and Nitish Reddy has also got a chance in the team.

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Big decision regarding Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer was injured during the ODI series on Australia tour. He has been out of the cricket field for two months. However, in the last 10 days, he has regained his fitness at the BCCI Center of Excellence. Iyer has got a place in the ODI series against New Zealand but if he is not completely fit in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match on January 6, he may be out of the team.

Shreyas Iyer’s return means that Gaikwad’s card has been cut. This player did amazing batting in the ODI series against South Africa. Gaikwad had scored a century at number 4. Gaikwad has been a bit unlucky as he has been dropped from the team after scoring a century. Let us tell you that Team India has kept 3 all-rounders, 4 fast bowlers, 2 wicketkeepers and 6 batsmen in the squad.

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India’s ODI team: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

IND vs NZ: ODI series schedule

January 11: 1st ODI, Vadodara
14 January: 2nd ODI, Rajkot
18 January: 3rd ODI, Indore

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